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Road traffic accidents in Kenya: An epidemiological appraisal
(Nairobi Medical Association of East Africa, 1995)A descriptive analysis of road traffic accident (RTA) and injury data in Kenya was done using routine accident reports, official statistical abstracts, published and unpublished surveys. The characteristics of injury-producing ... -
Conducting a roadside survey of drivers in Kenya: methods and experiences
(Oxford University Press, 1996-09-01)Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the leading cause of mortality in adolescents and young adults in all regions of the world and rank among the top five causes of death (Feachem et al. 1992; World Bank 1993). Traffic-related ... -
Injuries in developing countries: policy response needed now
(Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1996-11)How important are injuries? The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that injuries will be responsible for more deaths, morbidity and disability combined than communicable diseases by the year 2020. Injuries currently ... -
Kenya: road-traffic accidents
(Elsevier, 1997)RTAs exert a huge burden on the country's economy in terms of vehicle repairs, the treatment of injuries, and compensation claims. The annual economic costs are estimated to have risen from an equivalent of 1.6% of gross ... -
Road traffic injuries and alcohol in Eldoret, Kenya: epidemiology and policy analysis
(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1997)Road traffic “accidents” are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya, exerting a considerable burden on health care services. Human error is recognized as the leading cause. Alcohol is suspected to be an important ... -
Road traffic injuries in developing countries: a comprehensive review of epidemiological studies
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1997-05)Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults worldwide. Nearly three‐quarters of road deaths occur in developing countries and men comprise a mean 80% of casualties. This review ... -
The Mosoriot medical record system: design and initial implementation of an outpatient electronic record system in rural Kenya
(Elsevier, 2000)Mosoriot Health Center is a rural primary care facility situated on the outskirts of Eldoret, Kenya in sub-Saharan Africa. The region is characterised by widespread poverty and a very poor technology infrastructure. Many ... -
More Resources for Prevention, Critical Care or Rehabilitation
(Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2000)Nearly a million people die each year and several millions sustain non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents (RTAs) worldwide (27). Assuming the world population of 5.5 billion, this implies that approximately 2 out ... -
Applying More Than 25 Years of Electronic Patient Records Experience to a Third World Health Environment and Making It Work: MUFHS Program-Eldoret, Kenya
(Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA); Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), 2003)There now exists documentation of more than 25 years of effective clinical computing as well as significant failures. These systems exist mainly in economically developed countries such as Europe and North America. This ... -
Social network analysis for health and social interventions among Kenyan scavenging street children
(Oxford University Press, 2003-03-01)Street children are a high priority for health policy and service planning in Kenya. Poverty, wars, famine and disease have resulted in street children having a persistent presence in African cities and towns. The Maastricht ... -
Road traffic injuries in Kenya: magnitude, causes and status of intervention
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2003-04-01)Road traffic crashes exert a huge burden on Kenya’s economy and health care services. Current interventions are sporadic, uncoordinated and ineffective. This report offers a descriptive analysis of secondary data obtained ... -
Installing and implementing a computer-based patient record system in sub-Saharan Africa: the Mosoriot Medical Record System
(BMJ Group, 2003-07-01)The authors implemented an electronic medical record system in a rural Kenyan health center. Visit data are recorded on a paper encounter form, eliminating duplicate documentation in multiple clinic logbooks. Data are ... -
Alcohol abuse among patients with and without HIV infection attending public clinics in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2004)To evaluate the prevalence of hazardous drinking among persons with and without HIV/AIDS attending both urban/hospital-based and rural clinics in western Kenya. -
Polymorphic Variability in the 3'Untranslated Region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with Susceptibility to Severe Anaemia in Kenyan Children with Acute Plasmodium...
(BioMed Central, 2005)Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among African children. Innate immunity provides the first line of defence against P. falciparum infections, particularly in young children ... -
Parasitemia, anemia, and malarial anemia in infants and young children in a rural holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission area.
(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)Malarial anemia (MA) is a multifactorial disease for which the complex etiological basis is only partially defined. The association of clinical, nutritional, demographic, and socioeconomic factors with parasitemia, ... -
Clinical predictors of severe malarial anaemia in a holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission area.
(British Journal of Haematology, 2005)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a common complication of Plasmodium falciparum infections, resulting in mortality rates that may exceed 30% in paediatric populations residing in holoendemic transmission areas. One ... -
Clinical Predictors of Severe Malarial Anemia in a Holoendemic P. Falciparum Transmission Area
(2005)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a common complication of Plasmodium falciparum infections, resulting in mortality rates that may exceed 30% in paediatric populations residing in holoendemic transmission areas. One ... -
Increased severe anemia in HIV-1-exposed and HIV-1-positive infants and children during acute malaria
(AIDS, 2005)Increased severe anemia in HIV-1-exposed and HIV-1-positive infants and children during acute malaria -
Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria with potential for control of fusarium spp and colletotrichum kahawae
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2007)Smallholder subsistence farming is important in the production of food crops for basic livelihoods and income generation in rural areas. However, yields have remained low due to high disease, weed and pest incidences. ... -
Characterists of injuries presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2007)To describe characteristics of injuries among patients presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya, and identify the associated risk factors.
